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Why Trump's Make America Great Again hat makes a dangerous souvenir for foreign politicians

  • Written by: Dominic O'Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
Why Trump's Make America Great Again hat makes a dangerous souvenir for foreign politiciansShutterstock

It looked just like any posed political picture. The politician, in this case the National Party’s newly elected leader, Todd Muller, standing by a bookcase. So far so normal. It wasn’t even a new photo.

Except that clearly visible in the lower left-hand corner was a powerful piece of political symbolism – a red Make...

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now he has an election to win and a country to save

  • Written by: Bruce Wolpe, Non-resident Senior Fellow, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney
now he has an election to win and a country to saveAAP/EPA/Tracie van Auken

At age 77, in his twilight years, the third time was the charm for Joe Biden.

He prevailed over a field of 24 Democrats from across the political spectrum and has emerged as his party’s nominee for president in a manner unthinkable in January: a united party, from left to right, across race and creed, age and...

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If you took to growing veggies in the coronavirus pandemic, then keep it up when lockdown ends

  • Written by: Andrea Gaynor, Associate Professor of History, University of Western Australia
If you took to growing veggies in the coronavirus pandemic, then keep it up when lockdown endsLynda Disher/Shutterstock

The COVID-19 pandemic produced a run on the things people need to produce their own food at home, including vegetable seedlings, seeds and chooks.

This turn to self-provisioning was prompted in part by the high price rises for produce – including A$10 cauliflowers and broccoli for A$13 a kilo – and empty veggie...

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P is for Pandemic: kids' books about coronavirus

  • Written by: Shih-Wen Sue Chen, Senior Lecturer in Writing and Literature, Deakin University
P is for Pandemic: kids' books about coronavirusNSW Health

With remarkable speed, numerous children’s books have been published in response to the COVID-19 global health crisis, teaching children about coronavirus and encouraging them to protect themselves and others.

Children’s literature has a long history of exploring difficult topics, with original fairy tales often including...

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  1. public transport is key to avoid repeating old and unsustainable mistakes
  2. Australian economy must come 'out of ICU': Scott Morrison
  3. Eden-Monaro byelection to be on July 4
  4. Coronavirus lockdown made many of us anxious. But for some people, returning to 'normal' might be scarier
  5. China is taking a risk by getting tough on Hong Kong. Now, the US must decide how to respond
  6. Performers and sole traders find it hard to get JobKeeper in part because they get behind on their paperwork
  7. hunters kill migrating birds on their 10,000km journey to Australia
  8. High-speed rail on Australia's east coast would increase emissions for up to 36 years
  9. Three years on from Uluru, we must lift the blindfolds of liberalism to make progress
  10. Can't resist splurging in online shopping? Here's why
  11. The problem with arts funding in Australia goes right back to its inception
  12. Coronavirus has changed our sense of place, so together we must re-imagine our cities
  13. JobKeeper $60 billion snafu like your house builder revising quote: Morrison
  14. Beware the 'cauldron of paranoia' as China and the US slide towards a new kind of cold war
  15. Treasury revises JobKeeper's cost down by massive $60 billion, sparking calls to widen eligibility
  16. Internet traffic is growing 25% each year. We created a fingernail-sized chip that can help the NBN keep up
  17. Target's decline is part of a deeper trend
  18. The WHO's coronavirus inquiry will be more diplomatic than decisive. But Australia should step up in the meantime
  19. Is it time to reopen our borders? For states still recording new cases, it's too soon
  20. How universities came to rely on international students
  21. 7 questions answered on how to socialise safely as coronavirus restrictions ease
  22. Michelle Grattan on the China-Australia trade war and state border policy
  23. New shows tell our isolation stories on screen – making the most of what's at hand
  24. What defines casual work? Federal Court ruling highlights a fundamental flaw in Australian labour law
  25. 3 experts rate Australia's emissions technology plan
  26. From spit to scrums. How can sports players minimise their coronavirus risk?
  27. Lockdowns, second waves and burn outs. Spanish flu's clues about how coronavirus might play out in Australia
  28. 'wolf warriors' ready to fight back
  29. Low staff levels must be part of any reviews into the coronavirus outbreaks in NZ rest homes
  30. Australian barley growers are the victims of weaponised trade rules
  31. Rich and poor don't recover equally from epidemics. Rebuilding fairly will be a global challenge
  32. Australia, it's time to talk about our water emergency
  33. the Melbourne bookshop that ignited Australian modernism
  34. Australian quantum technology could become a $4 billion industry and create 16,000 jobs
  35. Border wars split political leaders and embroil health experts
  36. Tonight we riot? What Nintendo's 'revolutionary' video game misses about worker liberation
  37. Donald Trump is taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19. Is that wise?
  38. Childcare is critical for COVID-19 recovery. We can't just snap back to 'normal' funding arrangements
  39. NSW has approved Snowy 2.0. Here are six reasons why that's a bad move
  40. Immunity passports could help end lockdown, but risk class divides and intentional infections
  41. Architecture was built on copies – China wants it built on nationalism
  42. 15 ways to keep your indoor cat happy
  43. Does vitamin D protect against coronavirus?
  44. The Senate inquiry into family violence has closed, missing an important opportunity
  45. Why it is "reasonable and necessary" for the NDIS to support people's sex lives
  46. Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety – keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on
  47. When the Coronavirus Supplement stops, JobSeeker needs to increase by $185 a week
  48. Recessions scar young people their entire lives, even into retirement
  49. Home of the Arts – inside an arts centre keeping body and soul together
  50. How Mumbai's poorest neighbourhood is battling to keep coronavirus at bay

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